"So how do we plan to pay our dear friend a visit, hmm? Surprise them, or announce ourselves and let them come to us? Both have merit, just as they have their own downsides..."
Budan - the other Knight of Cinder that the Empress had join us - was an indiscreet bald man with sun kissed skin and a gentle expression, his only defining feature being the eight pronged wheel that was tattooed onto his brow, the vivid green ink standing out rather well on his darker, brownish skin.
His simple soft green robes and long metal staff were the only things that the man brought with him for this trip, and considering that the Marquess didn't seem too concerned about it, none of us doubted that he was prepared for whatever was to come.
